City brought to standstill with severe tailbacks
Country鈥檚 leading Islamic scholars at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Tuesday from a big rally demanded trial for the killing at the rally of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh in...
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Role of youth in fight against air pollution
AMID the lingering haze over Bangladesh鈥檚 cities, air pollution has become an escalating public health crisis. From brick kilns to traffic congestion, harmful pollutants seep into every aspect of urban life, making this not just a climate issue but a matter of human survival. These fine particulate matters 鈥� dust, soot, and smoke 鈥� can penetrate the lungs...
Panama Canal earns record revenue despite drought
The Panama Canal earned record annual revenues of almost $5 billion, despite a reduction in ship traffic due to a drought, its operator said Friday...
Improving pedestrian safety
Pedestrians, particularly students and workers, face significant risks when they cross busy roads. With industrial, commercial, and educational activities concentrated in urban areas, many must cross high-speed roads daily. This issue is part of a broader global challenge, as 93 per cent of road traffic fatalities occur in low- and middle-income countries...
1,000 volunteers to assist city traffic police: Jahangir
Home affairs adviser Lieutenant General (retired) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said that about one thousand volunteers were appointed on a temporary basis to assist...
UN experts alarmed by treatment of migrants in Tunisia
Migrants, refugees and human trafficking victims face alarming treatment in Tunisia, United Nations experts warned on Monday...
Malaysian authorities detain 21 Bangladeshis in human trafficking raid
The immigration department of Malaysia had arrested 21 Bangladesh nationals in a raid against human trafficking in Maluri, Kuala Lumpur, reported Malaysian news agency Bernama on Sunday.
Rain throws聽traffic, life聽out of gear
Incessant rain that began on Wednesday evening caused immense suffering to Dhaka city dwellers due to widespread water stagnation and severe traffic congestion across...
DMP files 292 cases, fines Tk 11.58 lakh over traffic rules violations
The traffic division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police filed 292 cases and imposed fine of Tk 11.58 lakh after conducting drives against traffic rule violators on Tuesday.
Police asked to find 鈥榪uick solutions鈥� to traffic chaos in Bangladesh capital
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday asked the police and experts in a meeting to find solutions for easing traffic congestion in the capital Dhaka.
Traffic constable knifed in Dhaka
An on-duty traffic constable was stabbed in the back in the Sayedabad Janapad crossing at Jatrabari in Dhaka on Friday night.聽
DMP begins drive against battery-run rickshaws
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police traffic department has begun drives against unauthorised battery-run rickshaws plying main roads in the city ignoring traffic rules after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime on August 5...
Fugitive former Philippines mayor arrested in Indonesia
A fugitive former mayor in the Philippines accused of human trafficking and links to Chinese organised crime has been arrested in Indonesia, according to Philippine authorities who are seeking her extradition...
Trafficking case filed against ex-expatriates鈥� welfare minister
A case was filed against former Expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment minister Imran Ahmad, former senior secretary Ahmed Munirus Saleheen and 101 others over human trafficking and embezzlement of Tk 24,000 crore...
Street protests send Dhaka traffic into chaos
People suffered on roads due to protests held by various groups blocking busy streets in the Dhaka city since Wednesday morning, which created heavy traffic congestion amid rain...
Traffic police start performing duties after one week
Traffic police started performing duties on various roads in the capital from Monday morning, after about one week of work abstention due to insecurity after the fall of Hasina government on August 5...
foodpanda distributes food among students managing traffic
The foodpanda Bangladesh provided food and drinks to students volunteering for traffic management across different roads in Dhaka on Friday, said a press release...
NMST provides umbrellas to students, volunteers engaged in traffic management
The National Museum of Science and Technology on Thursday provided 100 umbrellas and bags to the students and volunteers engaged in traffic management in the capital...
Students continue to control traffic, clean cities
A huge number of students and ordinary people were seen controlling traffic at different places across the country, including the capital city Dhaka, for the third consecutive day on Thursday amid the absence of the traffic police on roads...
No traffic police on Dhaka roads
No traffic police could be seen on roads in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Tuesday....
Traffic chaos in city as curfew relaxes
People rushed onto roads in Dhaka on Wednesday, creating chaos and traffic congestion as authorities relaxed the curfew for seven hours in trouble-hit Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj, and Narsingdi districts...
Dhaka traffic halted, highways across Bangladesh blocked as students rage
Traffic movement in Dhaka and elsewhere in Bangladesh became standstill since Tuesday morning as students demanding quota reform blocked different important points in the capital and highways in different parts of the country....
Dhaka, Delhi must work together to stop illegal organ trade
THE detention of three Bangladeshis and four Indians, including a surgeon, by the Delhi police in the past week for illegal trafficking in organs, suggests that the authorities of both the countries have failed to stop transnational illegal organ trade that has continued for years. The detained surgeon of the Delhi-based Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals...
Three sent to jail over trafficking Bangladeshi woman to China
A Rangamati court on Thursday sent three people to jail after they were arrested on Wednesday night over alleged involvement in trafficking a woman from Bangladesh鈥檚 Chattogram Hill Tracts to China....
Rain, tailback cause sufferings to HSC candidates on first day
The Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations began on Sunday when downpours brought woes to the candidates in Dhaka and Chattogram cities amid water stagnation, shortage of transports and traffic congestion...
Govt must scale up efforts to stop trafficking in persons
Trafficking in persons in and from Bangladesh continues amidst a lack of efforts on part of the authorities. Although the government claims to have taken special measures to stop human trafficking, incidents of internal and transnational trafficking in persons have continued, suggesting the inadequacy of the measures taken...
Bangladesh remains in Tier 2 in US TIP report
The Government of Bangladesh does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so as the country remains in the 鈥楾ier 2鈥� category, according to the US Department of State鈥檚 Trafficking in Persons Report 2024 published on Monday...
No traffic jam on roads ahead of Eid: Quader
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said that there was no traffic congestion on the country鈥檚 roads and highways despite the pressure of vehicles during the Eid journey....
Milton Samadder on 4-day remand in human trafficking case
The Detective Branch of police said on Sunday that the chairman of Child and Old Age Care, Milton Samadder, used to cut off the fingers of children, including those with autism or learning disabilities, at his charity home in the name of surgery...